Risk Stratification

Artificial Intelligence Could Speed COVID-19 Detection, Treatment

by Jessica Kent

Artificial intelligence has the potential to enhance the role of chest imaging and leverage large-scale data to quickly find solutions for detecting, containing, and treating COVID-19, according to a...

Genetic Risk Scores Could Identify Patients at Risk of Heart Attack

by Jessica Kent

Using genetic risk scores could help identify patients at high risk of heart attack who are not presently identified using traditional clinical methods, according to a study published in the Journal of...

EHR Data Reveals Risk Factors for Poor Outcomes with COVID-19

by Jessica Kent

A team from NYU Langone Health analyzed EHR data and found that low levels of blood oxygen and markers of inflammation were strongly associated with poor outcomes among patients...

Deep Learning Tools Can Accurately Identify Common Eye Disease

by Jessica Kent

Researchers at New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai (NYEE) have developed deep learning tools that can detect age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of blindness in the...

Risk Scores Predict Patients Likely to Develop Multiple Infections

by Jessica Kent

Certain risk scores already used to evaluate the severity of a trauma patient’s condition can also help providers determine which patients are highly likely to develop multiple infections,...

Predictive Analytics Identifies Patients at Risk of Pancreatic Cancer

by Jessica Kent

A predictive analytics model was able to accurately identify patients at higher than normal risk for pancreatic cancer, according to a study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers &...

Using Automated Risk Scoring to Spot Pediatric Patient Deterioration

by Jessica Kent

In medicine, risk scoring is one of the best methods providers can use to anticipate and prepare for an adverse event. Using patient data and analytics tools, clinicians can determine the likelihood...

3 Ways the Industry Is Leveraging Real-World Data to Combat COVID-19

by Jessica Kent

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt the status quo, the healthcare industry is turning to real-world data to better understand, monitor, and prepare for whatever the virus may bring. For...

Predictive Model Offers COVID-19 Guidelines for Healthcare Workers

by Jessica Kent

Researchers from Stanford University’s department of surgery have developed a predictive model that provides best practice guidelines for operating room team members during the COVID-19 pandemic...

Artificial Intelligence Predicts Severe Disease in COVID-19 Patients

by Jessica Kent

Using artificial intelligence, NYU researchers accurately predicted which patients newly diagnosed with COVID-19 would go on to develop severe respiratory disease, according to a study published in...

Predictive Analytics, Risk Factors May Help Identify Crohn’s Disease

by Jessica Kent

Mount Sinai researchers have developed new predictive analytics tools and identified environmental risk factors that could lead to a new understanding of what triggers Crohn’s disease. In a...

Social Determinants of Health Vital for Assessing Heart Disease Risk

by Jessica Kent

An individual’s social determinants of health can provide valuable information about a person’s potential risk of heart disease, but these non-clinical factors are often overlooked,...

Traditional Risk Models Predict Heart Disease as Well as Genetic Test

by Jessica Kent

Cardiovascular factors typically evaluated in an annual physical, including blood pressure, cholesterol levels, diabetes, and smoking status, are just as accurate in predicting who will develop...

Predictive Risk Model Determines Likelihood of Stroke in Patients

by Jessica Kent

A simple predictive risk model helped forecast stroke risk in adult patients who have migraine with aura, according to research funded by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health...

Putting the Pieces Together for a Successful Predictive Analytics Strategy

by Jessica Kent

If the evolution of the healthcare industry were a jigsaw puzzle, then predictive analytics would be the last pieces put into place.  For years, experts have talked about the potential for artificial intelligence, machine learning,...

Predictive Analytics Model Forecasts Hernia Surgery Outcomes

by Jessica Kent

Researchers at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, have developed a predictive analytics algorithm that can identify future at-risk patients who have undergone hernia surgery, helping providers to...

Treatment Could Boost Acute Kidney Injury Risk Prediction, Prevention

by Jessica Kent

High levels of soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR), a protein produced by immune cells in the bone marrow, could inform risk prediction and prevention of acute kidney injury (AKI),...

New Method Determines Accuracy of Predictive Risk Models

by Jessica Kent

A team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has developed a method that determines the accuracy of predictive risk models, helping clinicians to choose better treatments for their...

DNA Sequencing Predicts Melanoma Patients at Risk of Cancer Spread

by Jessica Kent

A DNA sequencing technique analyzes tumors to accurately determine which melanoma patients are at risk for cancer recurrence and spread, according to a study published in Nature Cancer. In most...

Machine Learning Uses Social Determinants Data to Predict Utilization

by Jessica Kent

A machine learning algorithm accurately predicted inpatient and emergency department (ED) utilization using only publicly available social determinants of health (SDOH) data, showing that it’s...